SABANGAN, Mountain Province: The spilling of soil and other spoils along the Chico River brought about by the construction of roads and cutting of trees by Hedcor got the ire of former Mayor Jupiter Dominguez of Sabangan who called for the temporary stoppage of Hedcor’s construction of its 14-megawatt mini hydro at Barangays Napua and Namatec pending construction of structures to prevent soil erosion.
A meeting here with Hedcor, officials of the local government unit of Sabangan and Barangays Napua and Namatec and other concerned residents on January 23 noted that spoils from earth movements should be hauled to an engineered disposal area to serve as a dumping site to prevent any environmental destruction on project site and nearby areas.
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